Slide loop



Jan. is, 1938. c, E, ANDERS N 2,105,516

SLIDE LOOP Filed June 15, 1955 INVENTOR I BY ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 18, 1938 UNITED STATE SLIDE LOOP Application June 15, 1935, Serial No. 26,798

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved slide loop, particularly designed for garments such as overalls, and is of a type that receives a strap of denim or similar material which is threaded through the loop and holds the parts in adjusted position by friction. This form of loop is subject to strain in all its parts and the object of this invention is to provide a cheap slide loop that is relatively flat, and has a frame of wire which is provided with a joint that holds the ends of wire together securely.

Another object of the invention is to provide a button loop which is constructed to facilitate the insertion and removal of a button from the loop.

'The invention also relates to the method of making the frame of the slide loop to facilitate its manufacture and also increase its rigidity and finish, and in addition decrease its thickness. This flat form of slide loop enhances the appearance and is also more comfortable as it does not form any marked protuberance of the strap at the button.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top view of the frame of the slide before it is flattened. Figure 2 is a face View of the frame shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a top view of the complete slide loop with the frame flattened. Figure 4 is a face view of Figure 3. Figure 5 is a section on line 55 in Figure 4. Figure 6 is a detail perspective of the joint in the frame before it is flattened and Figure 7 is a similar view of the same part after it is flattened.

The slide loop comprises a frame of wire and a cross bar either of wire or sheet metal but I illustrate the preferred cross bar of sheet metal. The frame is made of a single piece of wire bent to form with its two ends abutting. I prefer to place these two ends in the top bar. The wire is bent to form a bottom part such as the open button loop Ill having the inclined ends I l and the arms l2. The wire is then extended upwardly to form end bars l3 preferably with inset portions I4. The wire is then bent to form a top bar IS with the two ends of the wire abutting and formed to fit one within the other. I show and prefer the tapered part IE on one end fitting into the tapered recess I! on the other end.

After the frame is formed as shown in Figures 0 1, 2, and 6 it is flattened by a die to make the strands broader and thinner as shown in Figures 3, 4, and 7. The resultant frame has a further advantage in that the flat frame has its edges all around the frame. The flattening is done by a die that also provides an inwardly off-set portion M in each end bar l3 and also flattens the inside upper edge on each side of the button loop and tapers this part as at [9 to form a thin blade at these points. The taper thus formed on both faces of the frame allows an easy insertion of a button over the blades l9 as the button can easily pass behind the blades and the cloth to which the button is secured is allowed to enter the 10 part in the front of the slide that is formed by the flattening at these points.

The frame is then provided with a cross-bar 23 which is preferably of sheet metal and has its ends 2! looped around the off-set portions M 15 and is thus held against movement up or down on the end bars. The bar is provided with a top flange 22 and a bottom flange 23, these flanges abutting at their ends on the off-set portions is. The lower flange is preferably corrugated as at 24 to hold the strap 25 against bunching toward the center and also to provide a better grip on the strap. The bar 20 is provided with a longitudinal slot 26 through which the strap is threaded as shown in dotted lines in Figure 5.

This method of making the frame of the slide provides a sturdy but cheap article and the joint 3 i 5 makes it unnecessary to weld or solder the joint which is given additional support by reason of the loops 2| holding the end bars of the frame against movement inwardly or outwardly.

I claim 1. A frame for slide loops comprising a single piece of bent over wire having an open button loop and extending arms to form a bottom part then extending upwardly to form end bars and then extending inwardly to form a top bar with the ends of the wire abutting, one of said ends being tapered and the other recessed to receive the tapered end and thus form a joint, the inside upper part of the button loop being tapered on both sides at the top of the button loop at its juncture with the arms.

2. A frame for slide loops comprising a wire frame of rectangular shape and including a bottom part consisting of arms and an open downwardly extending button loop connecting said arms, the inside upper part of the button loop being tapered on both front and back at the top of the button loop at its juncture with the arms.

CARL E. ANDERSON. 

